...The Crossing Armor, Model XIX, Mark I, in his Arctic Bunker in issue #319.

Drawing on the original red and gold armor design, Model XIX represents a return to a more familiar look. The retro styling includes a return to a round chestbeam and recalls past armors as Tony rivives the rivet-look. Fearsome stud-like rivets are prominent accents on the shoulder epaulets and boot cuffs. The faceplate also returns to the riveted mask of old.

Perhaps the most notable design change is the dramatic gauntlet design. Large, oversized, red, curved forearm sections are a sweeping departure from previous form-fitting gloves. The new look makes Iron Man look a bit more muscular and tough, at a time he was mentally weak and cracking.

The armor exterior has a magnetic field that can draw objects, such as guns, to it. The armor exterior can then heat to temperatures so hot that it can melt the guns down to slag.

New features include an Exterior External Damper that prevents bullet ricochets. Magneti-brakes within the armor field field work perfectly, although Stark found that the power drain is too impractical for commercial purposes.

Other improvements include: Threat Analysis Software, new, internal gyroscopes and security lock-outs. Boosters in the boots were also upgraded.

The special feature on this suit: Stark went all out when he designed the new, large gauntlets. These new gloves have built-in remote control units within them, endowing them with flight--When unattached to the armor, the gloves can fly around, controlled and manipulated by Iron Man.

Armaments: Magneti-Beam (allows for the projection of magnetic levitation), Electro-Pulses, Lightspeed Lasers. The gauntlets can also fire both heat blasts and heat pressure beams. The suit can also deploy cryonics and acids for strategic purposes.